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and made Nazia Hassan a overnight star. With
it’s extremely popular music and a completely WE WILL MISS YOU
different presentation, Disco Dewane changed
the music trends across south Asia and broke all
sales records, selling more than 14 million units
worldwide. From 1981 to 1992 Nazia Hassan
released 5 albums and in all sold a breathtaking
65 million records worldwide.
She received numerous awards and accolades
for her performances and was the first Pakistani
to win a Filmfare award at a tender age of 15
for her song “Aap jaisa koi” for the film Qurbani
in 1980. She was also awarded the Pride of HASEENA MOIN
Performance award by the President of Pakistan
in 2002 in order to recognize her contribution to The death of writer Haseena Moin came as
the field of art. a shock to the showbiz fraternity in particular
and the art world in general.
She was not only an entertainer of utmost caliber In her younger days she used to write for children.
but also a philanthropist who specially worked The first major play she wrote as a play writer was
for children, youth and women in Pakistan’s titled Shehzori, starring Shakeel and Nelofer Abbasi.
underprivileged areas. She also offered her From there on there was no stopping to her successes.
services to the United Nations and worked with After Shehzori there were dramas like Zeir Zabr
UNICEF. Peish, Uncle Urfi, Ankahi, Tanhaiyaan, Parchaieyen,
Bandish, Dhund, Dhoop Kinarey, Aahat, Kasak, Pal
Do Pal and Tere Ajane Se. One after the other they
When she was at the peak of her career and the
world was falling in love with her over and over became hugely successful. The marked feature of her
writing was that it was spontaneous. She never had
again, she came across the most disastrous news to concoct and construct her lines. They came to her
of her life; she was suffering with cancer! They spontaneously. She used to pen small exchanges of
say, sometimes God takes away good people dialogue that are usually spoken in families. And in
sooner. Maybe this was the case with Nazia every serial of hers, there would be a girl who would
Hassan. She was born on April 3, 1965 and challenge the social establishment of the day, never
while the world and her fans thought, they will crossing the line of decency. Very few people know this
get to cherish more of Nazia, she lost her battle but she also penned a Major Motion Picture with Raj
to cancer in London on August 13, 2000. She Kapoor Ji named Henna. At the completion of the film
was only 35 years old. and just before the release there were some political
& religious delimas, because of Baberi Masjid, she
In the cycle of this world, people come and requested Raj Kapoor ji not to mention her name in
people go, but some people leave such a lasting the movie as it may provoke the extermist on both
impression on us that it becomes extremely sides. Raj Kapoor Ji acknowleged her request then.
difficult to forget them. The impact of their work In later years RK Studios revealed that the movie was
lingers on with us and keeps motivating us. That penned by Haseena Moin ji. She died on Friday 26th
March 2021. We all will miss you.
is exactly who Nazia Hassan was - a woman of
substance who will remain an inspiration for Pakistan Corner By: Kiran Hayat
many generations to come! & Neelam Ali.
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